2 March 2022 Discovery Bay Coastal Park el Camino Australiano. Day 3. Bridgewater Lakes – Discovery Bay – Swan Lake. 22 Ckms. Discovery Bay is the meseta of this Camino. A lot of headspaces and a lot of hard work. It will take us 3 days to walk the beach to Nelson and we areContinue reading “el Camino Australiano. Portland, Victoria – Penola, South Australia. 28th February – 11th March 2022. 250 kms.”
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Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Campsites
Campsites. As a final wrap up from Kylie and I’s walk I can’t speak highly enough of the campsites and the detail of each. They all had cooking shelters, water tanks, toilets and either sand pads or wooden platforms for setting up our tents on. Each shelter at the campsites: Cup Gum; Hakea; Bansia and;Continue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Campsites”
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 5
Day 5. Grassdale – Grassdale Lagoon – Kelly Hill Caves. 8 kms. 28°C. (Peter Thomas)We had a very lazy start to our last day with a quick exploration of the area including Edwards’ Cottage. There were plenty of Kangaroos and a koala. We left Tea Tree camp at 9 a.m. for a short stroll toContinue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 5”
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 4
Day 4. Sanderson Bay – Cape Younghusband – Hanson Bay – Grassdale. 13.3 kms. 45.3°C! (Peter Thomas)We knew it was coming as the weather reports are posted in all the camp kitchens and a ranger dropped in to Banksia Camp last night to tell us the fire conditions had reached “Extreme” and a total fireContinue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 4”
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 3
Day 3. Cape du Couedic – Remarkable Rocks – Sanderson Bay. 13 kms. 33°C. (Peter Thomas)Another 7 a.m. start saw us meandering through some beautiful, tall and dense coastal mallee before reaching the Remarkable Rocks car park. Kylie & I explored Admirals Arch and the Remarkable Rocks on Sunday so we kept going following theContinue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 3”
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 2
KIWT Walk Day 2 – Snake Lagoon to Cape du Couedic (Kylie Beer) Another early start to beat the heat. We were really looking forward to this day as it was all coastal with a section of beach walking. As always, the reality ended up being hot sun and no breeze plus quite soft sandContinue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail – Day 2”
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail -Day 1
Peter Thomas January 28 · Flinders Chase, SA ·Day 1. Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Platypus Waterholes – Rocky River Cascades – Snake Lagoon. 12 kms. 32°C. We arrived at the visitors centre and managed to do our induction session on Sunday afternoon which worked out well as, after a very interesting evening at theContinue reading “Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail -Day 1”
Grampians Peaks Trail. Halls Gap, Victoria. 14th January – 16th January 2018. 36 kms.
14th January 2018. Halls Gap – Bugiga Hikers Camp. 9 kms.Leo and I drove down from Canberra to Halls Gap on Friday, 12th January, and we spent the Saturday putting out our water caches (and some treats) as there is no drinking water at the campsites. Kirsty, Kjirsten, Michelle and Jonas arrived on Saturday afternoonContinue reading “Grampians Peaks Trail. Halls Gap, Victoria. 14th January – 16th January 2018. 36 kms.”
Great South West Walk. Portland – Nelson – Portland, Victoria. 26th November – 8th December 2011. 250 kms.
Introduction The Great South West Walk is on Victoria’s western coastline and actually crosses in to South Australia briefly. It is divided in to four sections: The Forest from Portland to the Glenelg River at Moleside Camp; The River along the Glenelg River to Nelson; The Beach from Nelson to Cape Bridgewater and; The CliffsContinue reading “Great South West Walk. Portland – Nelson – Portland, Victoria. 26th November – 8th December 2011. 250 kms.”
The Larapinta Trail. Redbank Gorge – Alice Springs, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. 6th – 19th July 2008. 233 kms.
Introduction During the start of the Palaeozoic Era, about 550 million years ago, central Australia was covered by shallow seas. Sedimentation and volcanics combined to form a new continental crust and then huge pressures acted upon this sedimentary and volcanic crust forming metamorphics. About 100 million years later massive orogenies, mountain building processes, pushed thisContinue reading “The Larapinta Trail. Redbank Gorge – Alice Springs, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. 6th – 19th July 2008. 233 kms.”
Lighten The Trip Fantastic 